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• Canadian Press HeadLine Package
• Former Marine guards California school
• Martha Raddatz, Hot Off Debate Performance, Promoted at ABC News
• Iraqi minister accuses Shi'ite prime minister of crackdown
• Soccer-Maradona wants to take Iraq to World Cup finals
• White House defends Hagel as Obama mulls Pentagon choice
• U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Deploys Desktop Alert Mass Notification System
• State Department seeks more money, vows reforms after Benghazi
• Lawmakers, State officials tangle over Libya raid
• Former Marine guards Calif. school
• The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders to Embark on 75th USO Tour and Deliver Holiday Cheer to Troops in the Middle East
• Iraq finance minister says staff members kidnapped
• Obama Meets With Wounded Troops at Walter Reed
• Fisher House Foundation Radio Show to Celebrate the Sacrifices of Military Families
• Iraq's finance minister accuses 'militia force' of kidnapping guards, members of his staff
• Syrian rebels fight for strategic town in Hama province
• The 50 Worst Columns of 2012
• Factbox - What is female genital mutilation?
• Chagos Islanders lose European court battle to return home
• Iraqi president in Germany for medical treatment
• UN calls for global ban on female circumcision
• Ailing Iraq leader in Germany, succession scrap looms
• Pressure mounts on Obama to change tactics on Iran
• Boeing books 47 net new plane orders in latest week
• A Story of Hope: Returned Veteran's Life Changed by Horses Helping Heroes Program at GHETC
• Latin Americans rank as happiest people on planet
• Five Best Thursday Columns
• Palestinians begin returning to Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria
• Troops gone, U.S. increasingly sidelined in Iraq
• UN: Syrian civil war increasingly sectarian
• US Army seeks death sentence in Afghan rampage
• 5 Ways the Fiscal Cliff Affects San Diego Construction and Real Estate, from Pacific Restoration, a San Diego Construction Company
• Al Qaeda grows powerful in Syria as endgame nears
• Marine vet of Iraq war takes up self-imposed duty at Calif. school in wake of Conn. shooting
• Iran sidesteps sanctions to export its fuel oil
• Marine vet of Iraq war guards Calif. school
• Pentagon Would Cut Thousands of Jobs Under New Bill
• Iraqi president taken to Germany for treatment
• Official: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is flown to Germany for more treatment after stroke
• Ailing Iraq president leaves for treatment in Germany

Canadian Press HeadLine Package Posted: 20 Dec 2012 04:51 PM PST BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - An Argentine football official says Diego Maradona is a leading candidate to take over as coach of Iraq's national team.

Former Marine guards California school Posted: 20 Dec 2012 04:13 PM PST HUGHSON, Calif. (AP) — A former Marine applauded for voluntarily guarding a central California elementary school apparently misrepresented his service history, U.S. Marine Corps officials said Thursday.

Martha Raddatz, Hot Off Debate Performance, Promoted at ABC News Posted: 20 Dec 2012 04:05 PM PST NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Martha Raddatz, widely praised for her moderation of the vice presidential debate in October, has been given an expanded role as ABC News' chief global affairs correspondent. Jonathan Karl, meanwhile, will become the network's new chief White House correspondent, filling the void left by Jake Tapper's exit to CNN. Raddatz will replace Tapper as the primary substitute for George Stephanopoulos on "This Week" and will contribute regularly to the Sunday morning show's roundtable. Karl will also serve as a substitute and regularly appear on the roundtable. ...

Iraqi minister accuses Shi'ite prime minister of crackdown Posted: 20 Dec 2012 03:50 PM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Sunni Muslim finance minister on Thursday accused the Shi'ite prime minister of targeting his bodyguards and staff, threatening to rekindle a political crisis a year after American troops left. The incident came just hours after President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd who often mediated among the country's fractious Sunni, Shi'ite and Kurdish blocks, left for Germany after suffering a stroke that may remove him from politics. ...

Soccer-Maradona wants to take Iraq to World Cup finals Posted: 20 Dec 2012 03:15 PM PST BUENOS AIRES, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Diego Maradona is on the brink of becoming coach of Iraq and wants to take the country to the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil, Argentine agent Hernan Tofoni told Reuters on Thursday. Maradona, who is acting as a consultant for the UAE club Al Wasl that he used to coach, is awaiting the outcome of a meeting of the Iraqi Football Federation to be held on Friday to discuss the Argentine's candidacy for their vacancy. "Diego is really enthused and phones us every day. ...

White House defends Hagel as Obama mulls Pentagon choice Posted: 20 Dec 2012 03:05 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday came to the defense of former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel against critics who have attacked his record on Israel and Iran in a bid to head off his possible nomination as President Barack Obama's next Pentagon chief. With Hagel considered a leading choice for defense secretary, the administration joined allies rallying to support him against the onslaught, led by some pro-Israel groups and neo-conservatives, but also including former colleagues on Capitol Hill. ...

U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Deploys Desktop Alert Mass Notification System Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:20 PM PST Mass Notification System implemented at Fort Belvoir and Kirtland Air Force Base DTRA Locations for 7500 personnel.Chatham, New Jersey (PRWEB) December 20, 2012 Desktop Alert Inc., a leader in network-centric emergency mass notification systems (MNS) and provider of the FEMA enterprise-level ip-based mass notification system, today announced that the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has deployed the Desktop Alert mass notification (MNS) software in support of the Wide Area Alert Notification (WAAN) requirements. ...

State Department seeks more money, vows reforms after Benghazi Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:06 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department will seek billions of dollars in new funds and revamp security procedures around the globe in response to criticism by an independent investigation of the September 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, senior officials said on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's two top deputies appeared at a Senate hearing and conceded that U.S. officials had failed to "connect the dots" ahead of the attack, which killed U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. ...

Lawmakers, State officials tangle over Libya raid Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:05 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Thursday acknowledged major weaknesses in security and errors in judgment exposed in a scathing independent report on the deadly Sept. 11 assault on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya. Two top State officials appealed to Congress to fully fund requests to ensure diplomats and embassies are safe.

Former Marine guards Calif. school Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:03 PM PST HUGHSON, Calif. (AP) — A former Marine applauded for voluntarily guarding a central California elementary school apparently misrepresented his service history, U.S. Marine Corps officials said Thursday.

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders to Embark on 75th USO Tour and Deliver Holiday Cheer to Troops in the Middle East Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:02 PM PST America's Sweethearts to Spend Holidays Overseas with Troops on 75th USO TourArlington, VA. (PRWEB) December 20, 2012 WHAT: USO tour featuring The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders WHEN: Winter 2012WHERE: Middle East WHY: From their first USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour in 1979 to their 75th USO tour this year, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (DCC) have been avid supporters of our U.S. armed forces and military families. ...

Iraq finance minister says staff members kidnapped Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:36 PM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's finance minister on Thursday accused a "militia force" of kidnapping members of his staff and said he holds the prime minister personally responsible for their safety.

Obama Meets With Wounded Troops at Walter Reed Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:14 PM PST Obama meets with wounded troops at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Fisher House Foundation Radio Show to Celebrate the Sacrifices of Military Families Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:32 PM PST "The Gift" to Air Dec 24 - 26 on More than 100 Radio Stations NationwideNew York, NY (PRWEB) December 20, 2012 The Fisher House Foundation will sponsor its second annual awarding-winning Holiday radio show entitled "The Gift" that will air on major market stations across the country between December 24 and 26 (check local listings). "The Gift" will feature interviews with wounded warriors William Kleinedler, Daniel Burgess and David Hughes; the mother of an injured service member, April Montera; and a father who lost his son in combat, Tom McDonough. ...

Iraq's finance minister accuses 'militia force' of kidnapping guards, members of his staff Posted: 20 Dec 2012 11:51 AM PST Iraq's finance minister accuses 'militia force' of kidnapping guards, members of his staff.

Syrian rebels fight for strategic town in Hama province Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:54 AM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels began to push into a strategic town in Syria's central Hama province on Thursday and laid siege to at least one town dominated by President Bashar al-Assad's minority sect, activists said. The operation risks inflaming already raw sectarian tensions as the 21-month-old revolt against four decades of Assad family rule - during which the president's Alawite sect has dominated leadership of the Sunni Muslim majority - rumbles on. ...

The 50 Worst Columns of 2012 Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:36 AM PST "Punditry is fundamentally useless," Nate Silver recently declared. Now we don't think every hack with an inch count and an opinion is all that bad. But while sifting through opinion fodder every morning to find the day's five best columns, we've come across plenty of arguments that prove Silver's point. ...

Factbox - What is female genital mutilation? Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:19 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations passed a resolution on Thursday urging countries to ban female genital mutilation (FGM) - a practice that puts millions of girls a year at risk of serious physical and psychological problems. Below are some facts about FGM. * An estimated 100 to 140 million girls and women worldwide have been subjected to FGM. In Africa alone, it is thought that three million girls may undergo FGM every year. * FGM is prevalent in 28 African countries and parts of the Middle East and Asia, notably Yemen, Iraqi Kurdistan and Indonesia. ...

Chagos Islanders lose European court battle to return home Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:17 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Indian Ocean islanders expelled from the British-ruled Chagos archipelago during the Cold War to make way for a U.S. military base lost their long-running legal battle to return home on Thursday. About 2,000 Chagossians were evicted from their palm-fringed homes in the late 1960s when Britain allowed the United States to build an air and naval base on Diego Garcia, the archipelago's largest island. The islanders have long contested their removal and the way it was carried out, but the European Court of Human Rights definitively rejected the exiled residents' case on ...

Iraqi president in Germany for medical treatment Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:14 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani arrived in Germany on Thursday for further medical treatment after suffering a stroke, leaving Baghdad without an influential mediator able to bridge the country's complex ethnic and sectarian rifts.

UN calls for global ban on female circumcision Posted: 20 Dec 2012 09:54 AM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly unanimously approved a resolution Thursday calling for a global ban on female genital mutilation, a centuries-old practice stemming from the belief that circumcising girls controls women's sexuality and enhances fertility.

Ailing Iraq leader in Germany, succession scrap looms Posted: 20 Dec 2012 09:44 AM PST BAGHDAD/BERLIN (Reuters) - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani arrived in Germany on Thursday for medical treatment for a stroke, leaving behind a potentially messy battle to replace the Kurdish statesman. The 79-year-old former guerrilla, who was admitted to hospital on Monday night, has mediated among Iraqi Shi'ites, Sunnis and Kurds, and in the growing dispute over oil between Baghdad and the country's autonomous Kurdistan region. The potential disappearance of his steadying hand fuels concerns of a succession crisis and tensions between Arabs and ethnic Kurds spilling into open clashes. ...

Pressure mounts on Obama to change tactics on Iran Posted: 20 Dec 2012 09:15 AM PST Arguing that further sanctions "are unlikely to stop Iran's nuclear pursuits," a group of Iran experts and senior former officials are calling on the White House to pursue realistic, "serious, sustained negotiations" with Tehran that they say are the best chance to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran.

Boeing books 47 net new plane orders in latest week Posted: 20 Dec 2012 09:10 AM PST (Reuters) - Boeing Co said it booked 50 new orders for planes in the latest week, including orders for 31 of its widebody 777 jets, worth about $9 billion at list prices. Customers also canceled orders for three planes - one 747, one 777 and one 787 - bringing the net increase in orders to 47 for the week. So far this year, Boeing has booked net orders for 1,115 planes. The 50 new orders include four 767s for FedEx Corp , one 777 for the Republic of Iraq, and 15 737s and 30 777s for customers that Boeing did not identify. The company did not say which customers had canceled orders. ...

A Story of Hope: Returned Veteran's Life Changed by Horses Helping Heroes Program at GHETC Posted: 20 Dec 2012 08:02 AM PST Erick Hernandez, 30, was an aircraft machinist's mate in the U. S. Navy immobilized with a spinal cord injury. Hernandez is one of more than 180 returned veterans whose lives are being changed through the Horses Helping Heroes program at Good Hope Equestrian Training Center (GHETC).Miami, Fla (PRWEB) December 20, 2012 Erick Hernandez, 30, was an aircraft machinist's mate in the U. S. Navy immobilized with a spinal cord injury. ...

Latin Americans rank as happiest people on planet Posted: 20 Dec 2012 07:04 AM PST The world's happiest people aren't in Qatar, the richest country by most measures. They aren't in Japan, the nation with the highest life expectancy. Canada, with its chart-topping percentage of college ...

Five Best Thursday Columns Posted: 20 Dec 2012 06:41 AM PST Jeffrey Rosen in The New Republic on Robert Bork American history's most controversial Supreme Court justice nominee died yesterday, and many are conflicted about how to remember Robert Bork. Jeffrey Rosen remembers him as the guy his boss wanted to prevent from being seated on the bench. Rosen interned for then-Senator Joe Biden in the summer of 1987, and he was pleased when Bork's nomination was defeated. But he worries about the precedent the confirmation hearing set. ...

Palestinians begin returning to Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria Posted: 20 Dec 2012 06:18 AM PST • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Troops gone, U.S. increasingly sidelined in Iraq Posted: 20 Dec 2012 04:42 AM PST BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When a group of Americans and their heavily armed guards arrived at the Turkish embassy for a party in September, Iraqi police outside blocked their path. Unless they surrendered the weapons held by their security detail in accordance with embassy policy, the Iraqis said, the delegation of U.S. diplomats would not be allowed in. What exactly happened next, two sources who were guests at the event say, is not entirely clear. At least one shot was fired, likely a warning shot by the Iraqi police. ...

UN: Syrian civil war increasingly sectarian Posted: 20 Dec 2012 03:31 AM PST BRUSSELS (AP) — Syria's civil war is increasingly turning into a sectarian conflict pitting majority Sunni rebels against government forces supported by the country's religious and ethnic minorities, a new U.N. human rights report said Thursday.

US Army seeks death sentence in Afghan rampage Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:35 AM PST SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Army is seeking the death penalty against a soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a predawn rampage in March, a punishment some experts say could be hard for prosecutors to obtain given that he was serving his fourth deployment at the time.

5 Ways the Fiscal Cliff Affects San Diego Construction and Real Estate, from Pacific Restoration, a San Diego Construction Company Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:02 AM PST With the upcoming deadline for fiscal cliff negotiations, questions loom for the slow-recovering San Diego construction and property market. Here are the facts about fiscal cliff negotiations and its possible effects.San Diego, CA (PRWEB) December 20, 2012 December 20, 2012: As President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner meet today to discuss the approaching fiscal cliff and the January 1 deadline for negotiations, many wonder what the fiscal cliff actually means for them. ...

Al Qaeda grows powerful in Syria as endgame nears Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:40 AM PST AMMAN (Reuters) - Having seen its star wane in Iraq, al Qaeda has staged a comeback in neighbouring Syria, posing a dilemma for the opposition fighting to remove President Bashar al-Assad and making the West balk at military backing for the revolt. The rise of al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, al-Nusra Front, which the United States designated a terrorist organisation last week, could usher in a long and deadly confrontation with the West, and perhaps Israel. ...

Marine vet of Iraq war takes up self-imposed duty at Calif. school in wake of Conn. shooting Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:40 AM PST HUGHSON, Calif. - A Marine veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan took up self-imposed duty in front of a central California elementary school in the wake of the Connecticut shooting.

Iran sidesteps sanctions to export its fuel oil Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:22 AM PST DUBAI/GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran is becoming increasingly creative in dodging Western sanctions, managing to sell a rising volume of fuel oil to generate revenue equal to up to a third of its crude exports, which have been badly hit by restrictions. Compared with the first half of the year, Iran has on average exported more fuel oil per month since July, when European Union oil and shipping insurance sanctions came into effect and more than halved its crude exports. channeled into a nuclear program that Iran says is for peaceful purposes but the West fears is to enable it to make weapons. ...

Marine vet of Iraq war guards Calif. school Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:18 AM PST HUGHSON, Calif. (AP) — A Marine veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan took up self-imposed duty in front of a central California elementary school in the wake of the Connecticut shooting.

Pentagon Would Cut Thousands of Jobs Under New Bill Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:34 AM PST The Pentagon will have to shrink its civilian and contractor workforces by thousands of jobs during the next five years under a provision in the fiscal 2013 Defense authorization bill that House and Senate conference negotiators approved on Tuesday evening.

Iraqi president taken to Germany for treatment Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:00 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was flown to Germany early morning Thursday for further medical treatment after suffering a stroke earlier this week, according to officials.

Official: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is flown to Germany for more treatment after stroke Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:40 PM PST BAGHDAD - A Kurdish lawmaker says Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has been flown to Germany for further medical treatment after suffering a stroke earlier this week.

Ailing Iraq president leaves for treatment in Germany Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:35 PM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has left a Baghdad hospital and is being transferred to Germany for treatment after suffering a stroke earlier this week, his office said on Thursday. The 79-year-old Kurdish statesman was admitted to hospital on Monday night. He has often mediated among Iraqi Shi'ites, Sunnis and Kurds, and in a growing dispute over oil between Baghdad and the country's autonomous Kurdistan region. ...

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